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After reading Dick Couch's Warrior Elite, I felt as though I needed to see what the next stages of pre-SEAL training and certification consisted of. Being a former SEAL in Vietnam, along with an impressive post-SEAL career, Couch has the upper hand when it comes to detailed information and presentation. I would recommend this book to anyone who is interested in the SEALs and the training these few elite members go though in order to become one of the best special force units in the world.
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What I appreciate about Dick Couch's books is the way he takes us inside. This book does a fantastic job of that! Everything you could ever want to know about SQT is here. It also has the same, wonderful "human element" that Warrior Elite has, but possibly to a lesser degree. Probably because of the technical aspects of the training itself, I did feel like some of the people got lost in it all toward the end. All in all, I have nothing negative to say - this was another awesome Dick Couch book.
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I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT AFTER HIGH SCHOOL I WANT TO TRY BUD/S FOR MYSELF TO SEE I CAN DO IT.. I KNOW IT WILL BE HARD BUT I THINK I CAN MAKE IT....
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One of the things that reveals itself throughout the book is that Dick's writing style gets old. If it wasn't for the ongoing story in "The Warrior Elite", I would have been bored with Dick's narrative. In "The Finishing School", the pace is slackened due to the fact that the men are all BUD/S grads and have less to worry about. It takes more patience to read and at times it feels like the pace is very slow. Another thing you'll notice is that Dick doesn't reveal much about the details regarding finishing schools. During BUD/S, people can actually see the candidates train in Coronado and the suffering is no secret. However, when they continue on, the training they get is much more classified. This is understandable, but at that same time it feels like Dick is talking much without revealing much. For someone who wants the details, this was frustrating and took out a significant amount of my interest. I haven't read the latest Couch book on SEALs, but I hear it's the same. Here's an advice for Mr. Couch - don't write a book that people will read for its details and not reveal anything. Better off waiting for several years and disclosing the info (like Haney's Delta Force) than beating around the bush. On the other hand, you'll get the big picture about what BUD/S grads do after BUD/S on their way to earn the trident.
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If you have ever wanted to be a NAVY SEAL, then this is the book for you. This book takes place from the Vietnam War up to the 2000's. This book is about the training a NAVY SEAL has to go through before earning his trident. The story is told by the author, Dick Couch. This is an action packed book. The characters in this book are changed about every five pages because there isn't really any main characters. The conflict in this book is about trying to get the NAVY SEAL trident. I believe you would like this book because it tells about NAVY SEAL training. Dick Couch has wrote 8 books including, The Warrior Elite, Covert Action, and SEAL Team One. Dick Couch commanded a SEAL platoon in Vietnam that conducted one of the few successful POW rescue operations of the war. He also served in the CIA. Dick and his wife ,Julia, live in central Idaho. Also his style of writing if very easy to understand. This book makes me think about how hard it would be to become a NAVY SEAL. I would recommend this book to people who are interested in the NAVY. This is a fun read.
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